WEBVTT >> I HAVE GOT SUCH A PASSIONFOR SIGNS.IT IS LIKE PEOPLE THAT COLLECTART.I COLLECT SIGNS.TED: HIS OFFICE IN HYDE PARK'SWESTINGHOUSE LOFT IS PARTTHREE COOL GRAPHIC DESIGN SHOPAND EQUALLY COOL SIGN MUSEUM.>> WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEYLOOK UP.I HAVE ONE PART THAT HAS THESEHUGE SIGNS.PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK, DID YOU STEALTHAT?TED: DID YOU?>> I DID NOT.EVERY SIGN THAT I HAS WAS-- THAT I HAVE WAS PROCUREDLEGALLY.TED: PROCURING THIS MANY SIGNSIS A HIDDEN SKILL.>> I TRY TO BE AT THE RIGHTPLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.OR I KNOW THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ONTHE SIGNS IT WAS A MATTER OF, GRABBING THAT PIECE BEFORE ITENDS UP IN THE DUMPSTER.TED: THE BOSTON HERALD BUILDINGWAS TURNED DOWN IN 2013 ANDDARNED IF JOE LYONS DID NOTALMOST GET THE WHOLE SIGN.>> SOMEONE HAD SNAGGED THE L ANDD.NOT QUITE SURE WHY.IT IS THE BOSTON HERA SIGN.TED: THE FRIDAY IS REMARKABLE.SEVERAL ARE FAMILIAR ICONS OFANOTHER ERA, LIKE THIS ONE,VINTAGE 1964 WHEN THE MBTA WASSHORTENED TO SIMPLY THE >> THEY CALL THIS THE LOLLIPOPSIGNED BECAUSE ON THE BOTTOMTHERE IS A BIG HOLE AND THIS, WOULD BE UP ON A HUGE HOLE ANDPEOPLE COLOR THE LOLLIPOP SIGN.IT IS STILL WITH SOME ALUMINUM.TED: I CANNOT EVEN MOVE IT.IS THIS STEEL?>> STEEL AND ALUMINUM.TED: IT IS A CAREFULLY CURATEDCOLLECTION.JUST ANY OLD SIGN WILL NOT DO.>> I LOVE OLD SIGNS THAT ARERUSTY AND CRUSTY, BRAND-NEW,SHINY SIGNS DO NOT APPEAL TO ME.TED: THERE IS THIS ONE, EASILYTHE MOST BOSTON-Y.I ASSUME THAT YOU ARE WAITINGFOR THE MOST REVERENTIAL SPOT.TWO-PUTTED IN.>> I WAS CONSIDERING THE CEILINGBUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET ITUP THERE.TED: HE NEEDS TO LEAVE ROOM FORCLIENTS TO DROP BY.MEANWHILE, HE WILL WEAR HIS TWOHATS, DESIGNER AND COLLECTOR.DO YOU SEE THEM AS ART?>> ABSOLUTELY.THEY WERE CREATED BY DESIGNERSLIKE MYSELF AT A DIFFERENT TIMEWITH DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY ANDTOOLS, PAINTED ONE AT A TIME.THEY WERE NOT MASS-PRODUCED ANDTHERE IS SO MUCH CHARACTER.EVERY SIGN HAS A STORYSHAYNA: HE HAD THAT SMALL CITGOSIGN.ANTHONY: IT WILL BE RIGHT WHEREIT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN FOREVER.